Dhaka: Bangladesh has entered one of the most turbulent phases in its modern political history after a Dhaka court sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for her alleged role in the violent crackdown on last year’s student-led protests. The verdict wide-ranging in its political consequences has hardened divisions, raised security fears, and amplified uncertainty ahead of the February 2026 general elections.

The special tribunal concluded that Hasina directly authorized the security clampdown that escalated into one of the deadliest civil unrest episodes Bangladesh has witnessed in decades. The 2024 student uprising, driven by anger over jobs, corruption, and economic stagnation, resulted in more than a thousand deaths, according to international estimates.

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